Three Duke Energy planners and managers are scheduled to take questions about a power line project that has drawn opposition from some western North Carolina residents.

Members with the North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff will ask the Duke officials about the transmission line in a meeting at 6 p.m.Thursday night in Flat Rock.

Duke said in May it would replace a coal-fired plant in Asheville with a facility fueled by natural gas. The plan also included construction of a high-voltage transmission line from Campobello, South Carolina, to Asheville. Duke is expected to pick the exact route next month.

The two projects are expected to cost $1.1 billion.

Duke is not expected to file official paperwork on the projects until later this year.